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4118 results for: Keyword - Will Richards
We found 2031 matches on Author, 1812 matches on Roles/Actors, 696 matches on Performance Title, 668 matches on Performance Comments, and 470 matches on Event Comments.

1051
29 May 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Company. At the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket [repeated in all bills] will be performed, by particular Desire, a Comedy...Places to be taken of Mr Jewel, at the Theatre. 7 p.m. [Repeated in the bills.] The house has been altered, as there was formerly but one gallery. [Miss Ogilvie was the young gentlewoman.] Went at 5:30 (before ye doors were open) to Foote's new Theatre in ye Haymarket which was open for ye first time tonight, and is very neatly fitted up. Got a good place in ye Pit...a very humorous Prologue in Prose by J. Palmer as Snarl a writer of Political Letters for the newspapers. Weston as Laconic a newspaper poet--Foote as Manager and Scaffold ye Builder (ye real one of ye house as some said)...in Smirk (Foote) took off Langford to a hair, not forgetting his son's affair with Dr Chauncey. Shift and ye Epilogue as Dr Squintum by Bannister, who took off Holland, Dodd, Moody, and Champneys surprisingly well...The house pretty full. York there awhile (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; The Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations), Squintum-Bannister; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; Transfer-Weston; Loader-Palmer; Sir Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Dick-Quick; Tally-Pynn; Lucy-a young Gentlewoman, first appearance on any stage; Occasional Prologue in Prose-Laconic-J. Palmer; Scaffold the Builder-Bannister; Snarl-Weston; Manager-Foote-London Magazine.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1052
22 July 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Never performed there. Neville MS Diary: Shuter made ye house laugh by saying to the conjurer. Should be glad to see you at Court; there will a change in ye Ministry soon" and by desiring Jo to take care of his Toes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: III: A Serious Dance-; End: Hornpipe-Miss Froment

1053
27 August 1767 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: Miss Froment

1054
18 September 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: MMr Reddish played Lord Townly, being his first appearance in London, --was well received and met with Applause, --but an indifferent figure, --will be useful (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

1055
06 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

1056
21 November 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Turkish Dance-Dagueville, Sga Vidini

1057
02 November 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: In which will be introduced The Pageant as Actor: Upon-Avon

1058
15 June 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Dr Squintum, Mrs Cole (for that Night only)-Foote; Minor-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Castle; Sir Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Loader-Smith; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Mrs Jeffereys; Occasional Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: TThe Nosegay, as17700611

1059
15 October 1770 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Entertainment: Between the Acts:, particularly Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-

1060
16 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Elopement Author(s): William Havard

1061
19 September 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

1062
25 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Receiv'd stoppages [i.e., fines from salaries] #11 4s. (Treasurer's Book). Paid Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Chorus singers' payments averaged #6 8s. per week, amounting to some #230 for the season. [Item will not be listed further.] Receipts: #119 18s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

1063
22 May 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Aickin; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Sir Richard-F. Gentleman; Loader-Davis; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Smith; Shift-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17720518

1064
19 June 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17720615

1065
28 November 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband Or A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Related Works
Related Work: The Elopement Author(s): William Havard

1066
26 May 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Davis; Shift (with Imitations)-a Young Gentleman; Sir William-Castle; Sir Richard-Lewis; Loader-Fearon; Dick-Jacobs; Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Castle

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: The Haymakers-Giorgi's scholars

1067
30 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: I: Double Hornpipe-; End: A New Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

1068
11 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: [As17730611but to avoid confusion full cast listed]: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; the Minor-Aickin; Shift (with imitations)-Hutton; Sir William-Lloyd; Sir Richard-Howard; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Follett; Dick-Jacobs; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

1069
16 December 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

1070
10 June 1774 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; The Minor-J. Aickin; Shift (with Imitations)-Bannister; Sir William-Lloyd; Sir Richard-Fearon; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Weston; Dick-Jacobs; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: I: Tambourine Dance, as17740603 End: A Minuet, Allemande-Mas. and Miss Byrn

1071
11 November 1774 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17740917

1072
26 May 1775 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Mrs Cole-Foote; Minor-Aickin; Shift (with imitations)-Bannister; Sir William-Lloyd; Sir Richard-Fearon; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Jacobs; Dick-Everard; Lucy-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End: A Dance-

1073
09 October 1776 @ China Hall, Lower Road, Rotherhithe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: The Minor-Raymond; Sir William Wealthy-Lloyd; Mr Richard Wealthy-Lewis; Loader-Comerford; Dick-Master Russell; Transfer-Marson; Smirk, Shift, Mrs Cole-Russell; Lucy-Miss Taylor.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

1074
05 November 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

1075
07 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Manly-Clarke; Squire Richard-Quick; John Moody-Dunstall; Count Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Wronghead-Macklin; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Miss Macklin (1st appearance in that character); Miss Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry; Edition of 1776 (T. Lowndes) adds: Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Myrtilla-Mrs Whitefield; Mrs Trusty-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trusty Actor: Mrs Willems.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17761106